How was USS Grissom destroyed so easily?
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I don't mind the dreadnought. It certainly doesn't have the grace of the Constitution, but considering its role, I can see it being a part of the same fleet. In-universe, I'm sure Starfleet wouldn't be too concerned about how attractive it was, as long as it got its job done.
And I think it's the only Starfleet ship I've ever seen that actually responds to that old criticism of "why do they have the bridge exposed on the top of the ship like that?"
And I think it's the only Starfleet ship I've ever seen that actually responds to that old criticism of "why do they have the bridge exposed on the top of the ship like that?"
I prefer the Earth ships from the Starfleet Museum.
Sure, like @Avro Arrow said, there's none of the grace that a Connie has. That's the point! Those old Earth ships are SUPPOSED to look like ugly pieces of crap. That's why they're so cool!
Sure, like @Avro Arrow said, there's none of the grace that a Connie has. That's the point! Those old Earth ships are SUPPOSED to look like ugly pieces of crap. That's why they're so cool!
The greatest pink car of all time is obviously Lady Penelope's Rolls Royce FAB 1, with James Bond-style additions. I've still got my Matchbox toy version on my bookshelf!
Except that example does nothing to dispel the notion that pink = effeminate.
To some people, maybe. it is however, just a colour.
...And one very useful for fighting forces in some of the harshest fighting environments on this planet.
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Timo Saloniemi
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Timo Saloniemi
You seem to be arguing against a point that I wasn't trying to make.
He could have not spent so much time yakking with Saavik!
Which would have totally made sense if that lower hull was just fuel storage that ignited when hit by the BoP's shot. And which of course brings up the question as to why Starfleet would design a ship to be so vulnerable like that.
It is not mere fuel storage, it also contains a warp core. Which makes it even more volatile. But assuming that the shields were not up, it is not weird at all that such a small ship would be destroyed by a single torpedo. In 'Generations' Enterprise destroys an unshielded BOP with a single torpedo. Grissom was a science vessel, it was not meant for combat.
It kind of begs the question of why SF didn't either send a tougher ship or at least more of them. Perhaps they were trying to avoid the attention that a larger presence might have garnered...except that given Genesis has already become controversial, it seems like the Klingon government may already know about it before Kruge gets the information.
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